Simmons SDHB2 - Song Mode; Selecting a Song; Listening to a Song; Muting the Drum Part

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Song mode
Selecting a song
IftheSDHB2isnotyetinSongMode,pressthe[SONG] button to enter the
Song Menu. Now the [SONG] button will page through the Song Menu. The
Song indicator will light up.
IntheSongMode,youcanselectthesongnumberwhileadjustingthevolumeofthe
song’s accompaniment and drum part. In addition, you can select whether to use
the internal songs or control an external sequencer.
InSongNumberpage,the3-digitLEDshowsthecurrentsongnumber.
Usethe[+] and [-] buttons to select any song (1 ~50,looped)asthecurrentsong.
TheSDHB2includes50factorypresetsongs.(SeeSongListonpage21.)
Press the [START/STOP]buttontostartsongplayback.TheBeatindicatorwillashatthesongtempo.
Aftercount-in,thesongwillstartplaybackfromthebeginning.Youcanstopthesongduringplaybackby
pressing the [START/STOP] button again.
If the song number is switched while playing, the new song won’t start until the end of the current bar.
Duringsongplaybackinsongmenu,thePadindicatorswillshowwhichpadsthedrumtrackistriggering.
This function can be disabled or enabled by pressing the [KICK] button while in song mode.
Press [DRUM OFF]toenableordisablethedrummutefunction.WhenDrumOisenabled,the
DrumOindicatorwilllightup,andthedrumtrackfromthecurrentplayingsongwillbemuted.
InSongmode,thePadindicatorswillstillshowthepadsplayedbythedrumtrack.Thisallows
you to practice playing the drum part along with the rest of the accompaniment.
To help you play together with the song, you can also enable the metronome function by pressing
the [CLICK] button. (See Metronome function for details.)
listening to a song
Muting the drum part
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